Guinea-Bissau
Islands, mangroves and cashews
Passport card
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
- Capital
- Bissau
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- Portuguese and Kriol
- People
- About 21 lakh
- Size
- About 36,125 km²
- Leader
- General Horta Inta-A, transitional President
- Declared independence
- 24 September 1973
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Bissau
⭐ Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's top growers of cashew nuts, and India buys most of them.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Guinea-Bissau
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Guinea-Bissau
Turn the globe with your finger. Guinea-Bissau has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Guinea-Bissau and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 91 times the size of Guinea-Bissau.
- PeopleIndia has about 700 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 21 lakh in Guinea-Bissau.
- DistanceBissau is about 9,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGuinea-Bissau is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Bissau.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Guinea-Bissau, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Guinea-Bissau
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Guinea-Bissau's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Guinea-Bissau back on the map
Guinea-Bissau and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Guinea-Bissau worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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